A&P Anatomical Regions/ Surfaces

abdomen (region inferior to the thorax and superior to the pelvic brim)

abdominal

Forearm (the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist)

antebrachial

front of elbow (anterior to the elbow)

antecubital

point of shoulder

acromial

armpit

axillary

arm (the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow)

brachial

cheek

buccal

heel (heel of foot)

calcaneal

wrist

carpal

head

cephalic

neck

cervical

hip

coxal

shin (portion of lower limb between knee and ankle)

crural

shoulder

deltoid

fingers, toes

digital

back

dorsum/dorsal

thigh

femoral

lateral aspect of the leg

fibular

forehead

frontal

buttock

gluteal

big toe, great toe

hallux

the groin (crease between thigh and trunk)

inguinal

lower back ("small of back", inferior part of back)

lumbar

hand

manus

chin

mental

nose

nasal

back of head (posterior aspect of head)

occipital

elbow (posterior)

olecranal

mouth

oral

eye

orbital/ocular

ear

otic

Palm (anterior surface) of the hand

palmar

kneecap

patellar

foot

pes/pedal

pelvis (region inferior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones)

pelvic

diamond-shaped region between the legs (contains the anus and external reproductive organs)

perineal

sole of the foot

plantar

thumb

pollex

back of knee (area posterior to knee)

popliteal

genital region (anterior region of the pelvic)

pubic

tailbone area (posterior region between the hip bones)

sacral

shoulder blade

scapular

sternum (anterior middle region og the thorax)

sternal

calf (posterior part of leg)

sural

ankle (proximal part of foot and ankle)

tarsal

chest (part of torso superior to thoracic diaphragm; contains the pectoral, axillary and sternal regions)

thoracic

navel, belly button

umbilical

spinal column

vertebral